BBC News - Middle East

Egypt court to mull Mubarak release
Palestinian killed in W Bank raid
Al Jazeera America launches in US
Ashton offers Egypt crisis mediation
VIDEO: Wounded Syrians treated in Israel
VIDEO: 'Egypt is returning to a Mubarak era'
VIDEO: Inside Yemen: Al Quaeda stronghold?
VIDEO: Life goes on in crisis-hit Cairo
How Egypt's neighbours view crisis
Divided Egyptians united in grief
Yemen: New al-Qaeda generation out of sight
Egypt crisis: Your experiences

Posted: 20 Aug 2013 07:16 PM PDT

An Egyptian court is to review a petition to release deposed President Hosni Mubarak, as EU ministers discuss aid in the wake of recent violence.

Palestinian killed in W Bank raid

Posted: 20 Aug 2013 02:26 AM PDT

A Palestinian has been killed in an exchange of fire during an Israeli raid to arrest a militant in the West Bank city of Jenin, Israel says.

Al Jazeera America launches in US

Posted: 20 Aug 2013 10:11 AM PDT

Al Jazeera America launches to 48 million US households, replacing Current TV, which the Qatar-owned broadcaster acquired in January.

Ashton offers Egypt crisis mediation

Posted: 20 Aug 2013 02:25 PM PDT

EU states meet to consider how to respond to Egypt's continuing political crisis, as EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton offers to mediate a solution.

VIDEO: Wounded Syrians treated in Israel

Posted: 20 Aug 2013 09:43 AM PDT

As the conflict in Syria continues, the number of injured Syrians reaching Israel to receive treatment is rising - but it is unclear how they arrive in or leave the country in the first place.

VIDEO: 'Egypt is returning to a Mubarak era'

Posted: 20 Aug 2013 08:12 AM PDT

Tariq Ramadan says further charges against Mohammed Morsi and the impending release of Hosni Mubarak is a clear sign of a return to the old era.

VIDEO: Inside Yemen: Al Quaeda stronghold?

Posted: 20 Aug 2013 01:39 AM PDT

European embassies have reopened in the Yemeni capital Sanaa after a security alert earlier this month forced their closure for two weeks. Many experts see Yemen as the most dangerous stronghold of Al Quaeda and anti-western sentiments remain high.

VIDEO: Life goes on in crisis-hit Cairo

Posted: 20 Aug 2013 02:35 AM PDT

A week on from the terrible violence that took place in Cairo, shops are beginning to re-open and life is returning to the streets.

How Egypt's neighbours view crisis

Posted: 20 Aug 2013 03:26 PM PDT

How the region sees the unfolding crisis

Divided Egyptians united in grief

Posted: 20 Aug 2013 08:18 AM PDT

Egyptians mourn loved ones on both sides of the divide

Yemen: New al-Qaeda generation out of sight

Posted: 20 Aug 2013 04:29 AM PDT

New generation of al-Qaeda emerging in Yemen